cmkeur

ubon joe and peter,

thanks.  i am hoping to report now in the hopes of putting myself on a 90 cycle avoiding the rush.  don't know if it'll make a difference or not.  in any event, i've seen elsewhere, but not on every site including the official thaigov site, about doing the first report by mail or in person.  hope that's why my online report attempts have been thwarted.  seems to be a lot of conflicting and incomplete information on this and other topics.  noticed that the site i've been looking at says use a sase with a 5 baht stamp.  saw more recently 10 baht stamp required.  i suspect thai in the usa dealing with our ins have the same or similar issues.

appreciate everyone's assistance to this "newbie."

cornelis keur

i've been trying to do the tm47 online.  each time and on 3 different browsers, i was told to call immigration.  do i need to do the first report by mail as noted by some?  also, when reporting by mail, do i need to copy all pages of my passport up to and including last immigration stamp as some sites note, or can i just copy the data page, the visa, and the last immigration stamp? 

thanks!

is it mandatory that foreigners carry their passports at all times?  if so, can this be waived or amended to allow carrying a copy of passport and visa?  carrying one's passport in the heat and humidity will rapidly lead to its deterioration.  thank you.